Canadian Finance Blog

Posted: 19 Dec 2010 02:00 AM PST

Lot of great submissions to the Canadian Finance Carnival as we head into the holidays. I’ll continue the carnival throughout Christmas and New Years, so get your submissions in early each week before you forget!

Career

Neal Frankle at Wealth Pilgrim presents "Save My Business" – 5 DIY Business Saving Steps, saying “"Is it possible to save my business?" That was the question Jane sent me a few weeks back. She's the proud owner of a small catering business. The business had done well for more than 10 years but now it's in real trouble.”

Debt and Credit

Craig Ford at Money Help for Christians presents Cosigning a Loan | A Chronicle of the Many Dangers, saying “Is co-signing a loan a good thing?”

Natalie MacLellan at Before You Invest presents Assessing the risks of peer-to-peer lending, saying “A good loan can be hard to find, so borrowers and lenders increasingly are turning to the Internet to find one another. Remember though, that online loan "matchmaking," also known as peer-to-peer lending or social lending, comes with its own unique risks. Be sure you know what you are getting into before you risk your money with a peer-to-peer loan.”

Janet at Credit, Eh presents 8 Strange Gifts to Put on Your Credit Card, saying “Are you looking for something truly unique? Do you want to be remembered for that gift you gave? If so, pull out the credit card and get ready. Here are 8 of the strangest gifts you can put on your credit card.”

Investing

Jim Yih at WealthWebGurus presents Another Emerging Market Boom, saying “If you invested in the emerging markets at the bottom of the financial crisis in 2008, you would have doubled your money today. Emerging markets have been on a tear! With the recent boom, I thought now would be a good time to talk about emerging markets again. “

Think Box at Advisor Think Box presents Online directory that rates advisors, saying “Know Your Financial Advisor (www.KYFA.com) is planning to become Canada's largest online directory of financial advisors with over 80,000 names. According to their website, "You'll be able to read reviews, communicate, and get to know more about advisors and their industry." They hope to match people who are looking for advisors with to the right advisor for them. Do you think this will work?”

The Passive Income Earner at The Passive Income Earner presents 5 Income Trusts I’m Following: Part 5 with Liquor Store Income Fund, saying “A look at Liquor Store Income Trust before the transition to a corporation and its potential value as an investment for 2011.”

Miss T at Prairie Eco-Thrifter presents 4 Traits of Successful People, saying “Investing in our wealth and future isn’t always about our bank balance. We need to invest in ourselves too and allow ourselves the opportunities to grow. This is the only way we will truly be rich in money and in life. “

Mich at BeatingTheIndex presents 3 profitable ways to invest in the market in 2011, saying “3 sectors that will be attracting yield hungry money in 2011.”

Mark at Buy Like Buffett presents 5 Ways To Save Money Christmas Shopping This Year.

Darwin at Darwin’s Money presents What Happens When There's a Price Cut Right After You Bought Clothes? Moronic Insanity Ensues, saying “What Happens When There's a Price Cut Right After You Bought Clothes? Moronic Insanity Ensues. Here’s how to handle the inevitable price cut that occurs right after your purchase.”

Mike at The Financial Blogger presents Why Passive Income Is So Important, saying “Thoughts on what an increase in your passive income can do for you.”

IS at Intelligent Speculator presents The best investment of my life, saying “The best investment of my life and how it turned out this way.”

Mike at Do Not Wait presents Do Not Wait for Your Employer's Pension Plan, saying “Why you should always have a retirement backup plan.”

md at Studenomics presents Online Savings Accounts Rates Suck– What Can I Do?, saying “A few other places you can invest your money instead of a online savings account.”

Mike at The Dividend Guy Blog presents Why Companies Pay Dividends And Why Some Others Should Do The Same, saying “Why some companies choose to distribute dividends and the reasoning behind why some don’t”

Arjun Rudra at Investing Thesis presents A Review of Smarter Than the Street: Invest and Make Money in Any Market and Interview with Gary Kaminsky, saying “A book review of 'Smarter Than the Street: Invest and Make Money in Any Market' and interview with the author, Gary Kaminsky, co-host of "The Strategy Session" on CNBC.”

Other

Group Benefits Guy at Group Benefits Online presents Do you appreciate you group benefit plan at work?, saying “When times are good, jobs are abundant and employees might overlook the value of their benefit plan. When times are tougher a recent study by Sanofi-Aventis says that the majority of employees place higher value on benefit plans.”

Real Estate

Mike at Green Panda Treehouse presents How To Not Lose Your Pants On Your First Mortgage, saying “A look at common real estate mistakes you should avoid.”

Saving

Echo at Boomer & Echo presents Extended Warranties: 6 Reasons Not To Buy, saying “The real purpose of an extended warranty is to add to the store's profits at your expense. The extended warranty will pay the cost of repairing the item you purchased after the manufacturer's warranty expires.”

Taxes

Ronika Khanna at Montreal Financial presents 14 Year End Organization, Financial and Tax Tips to Manage Your Personal Finances, saying “Tips to help reduce your tax bill, increase your productivity and lend some insight into your financial situation.”